Deadworld (EP)

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Deadworld
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ReleasedAugust 22, 2001
Genre Melodic death metal, metalcore
Label Century Media
Producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris, Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall chronology
Of One Blood
(2000)
Deadworld
(2001)
The Art of Balance
(2002)

Deadworld is an EP only released in Japan by American heavy metal band Shadows Fall. [1] [2] The song "Stepping Outside the Circle" was re-recorded in 2002 for the band's third studio album The Art of Balance . The EP's title track, "Deadworld", originally appeared on the band's 1996 demo Mourning a Dead World.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Brian Fair, except where noted; all music is composed by Shadows Fall

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Deadworld"Matt Bachand, Damien McPherson4:47
2."Stepping Outside the Circle" 5:14
3."Crushing Belial" (live) 5:26
4."The First Noble Truth" (live) Matt Bachand, Fair4:13
5."Fleshold" (live)Bachand, Damien McPherson3:47

Personnel

Shadows Fall
Additional musicians
Production

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References

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  2. "Deadworld (EP): Shadows Fall". Spirit of Metal Webzine. Retrieved May 14, 2012.